Abandoned Record
About Owanka
Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Owanka, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Owanka is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Owanka
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 Rapid City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Owanka sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Rapid City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 New Underwood sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Owanka
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Owanka, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7114279.
- USGS GNIS 1265314.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).